T-pad

ABSTRACT

The T-Pad is a computer that allows a user to physically record and view different types of information simultaneously without conflicts between information by way of two screens and with the aid of a stylus. The T-Pad&#39;s second screen/display replaces a physical keyboard however the T-Pad accommodates for a keyboard and other input and output devices. The T-Pad is only limited to ones&#39; imagination for usage and should acknowledge by sight that the T-Pad is a creative format of computer hardware.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] Not Applicable

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

[0002] Not Applicable

REFERENCE TO A MEICROFICHE APPENDIX

[0003] Not Applicable

BACK GROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The T-Pad remained only a concept for many years until January 2001 when the much needed, component that would allow a computer with the T-Pad characteristics to be a viable machine, appeared in a magazine article. The February 2001 edition of the magazine Popular Science contained an article that once read and was found that there will be a computer device that will be available for purchase in the year 2002. The device is a computer developed by Microsoft named Tablet PC. The Tablet PC's key component developed by Microsoft, which would complete the T-Pad as a viable product, is a newly developed screen/display.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] I am seeking a patent for a computer, which I currently named T-Pad, that will contain two (2 screens/displays) were the addition of a second screen/display would replace the physical/mechanical keyboard. The description of such a machine could possibly for the first time eliminate the need of paper or possibly reduce the need. T-Pad would house many components and software found in computers of today and future advanced components and software. However, to validate the T-Pad concept, a computer with two screens, one or two of the screens/displays would possess write capabilities directly to the surface of the screen by use of a stylus. The T-Pad could benefit man and the environment by use in many areas of living. The initial idea of a computer with two screens/displays originated at the educational level. The T-Pad with recordable devices would replace textbooks and notebooks made of paper thus reducing the amount of weight one must carry. The user on an educational level could use such a computer by using one screen to view textbook information while using the second screen for recording information thus replacing paper.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The T-Pad concept will be an improvement over all known computers. Two screens/displays in one computer offering write capabilities in one housing/unit and the absence of a keyboard in that housing/unit seems original innovation. The T-Pad is depicted by one three-dimensional isometric illustration following this page. Each screens separate housing dimensions are 12.5in. ×9.5in. ×1.5in. A hinged area connects the two screen housings but it is understood as one unit but also only one potential design of hardware layout. The dimensions were chosen only to complement a standard sheet of paper, which currently seems as the most likely size for user appeal. The perimeter of the T-Pad model illustrates potential porting for attaching additional peripherals/hardware indicated with gold coloring. Exact locations of individual components and dimensions of T-Pad are not desired for a patent. The desire for a patent is a computer with two screens/displays and the absence of a physical keyboard found as a machine/unit/device. The illustration indicates the two screens/displays with numbers 1 and 2 and is colored green. The illustration depicts a representation of a stylus colored in orange. 

1. What I, Tyrone J. Power II, claim as my invention is a computer that utilizes two screens/displays and would not house a physical/mechanical keyboard. The computer contains the necessary peripherals/hardware and software/programs for accomplishing spectrums of use. Porting accommodations are found on the computer for expanding functions. 